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Higher School Certificate Examinations Tuesday 3 November 2015
Morning
Geography
Candidature: 4342 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 9:25 am Ends: 12:30 pm
The paper consists of three sections.
Section I (20 marks) consists of 20 multiple-choice questions answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
Section II (40 marks) consists of a number of short-answer questions, which may have a number of parts. Answers are written in the spaces provided on the question paper.
All questions in Sections I and II are compulsory.
Section III (40 marks) consists of three extended response questions of equal value. Students answer two out of the three questions.
A separate coloured stimulus booklet is provided.
Afternoon
Drama
Candidature: 4614 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 1:55 pm Ends: 3:30 pm
The paper consists of two sections.
Section I: Australian Drama and Theatre (Core)
In Section I there is one extended response question.
Section II: Studies in Drama and Theatre. In Section II students attempt one question from a choice of seven questions. Each question requires an extended response.